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Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)

Toronto, Ontario · St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands · Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York

At its last City count, in 2009, Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North), in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, was a busier-than-typical intersection. It has a live City traffic camera and a multi-use trail at the corner. Nearby: 9 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic
10,659
vehicles · 8-hour count, Nov 30, 2009
390 pedestrians · 0 cyclists
Collisions
244
police-reported · 2016–2025
none killed or seriously injured · #393 of 5,519
Getting there
0
TTC stops within 100 m
9 routes within 1 km · trail
Within a walk
40/100
city median 48
1 place to eat within 300 m · grocery 777 m

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Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)

Traffic and safety

The City's latest turning-movement count, every police-reported collision within 65 m, speeds on these streets

Live traffic camera RESCU 9326 · 20 m

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Live camera RESCU 9326 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Cherry St
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The City's own feed for Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North), replaced every few minutes. This card checks for a new frame every 45 seconds.

Live camera · RESCU 9326 · Lake Shore Blvd E & Cherry St
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Traffic volume8-hour count · Nov 30, 2009

This is a three-leg intersection with no north leg. The west leg carries the load — 4,704 eastbound vehicles, or 44% of everything entering — while the south leg brought 2,054. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,623 vehicles in the hour from 4:15 p.m., 12% above the morning peak from 7:45 a.m. (1,443). Trucks and buses were 13.9% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,177 vehicles. The count is 17 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2009, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north0southbound · 0 bikes · 0.0% heavy
From the west4,704eastbound · 0 bikes · 14.3% heavy
Total vehicles10,659390 pedestrians · 0 cyclists · 13.9% heavy
From the east3,901westbound · 0 bikes · 9.5% heavy
From the south2,054northbound · 0 bikes · 21.2% heavy

Peak hours: 1,443 vehicles in the hour from 7:45 a.m. and 1,623 from 4:15 p.m. (approach figures are vehicles entering from that leg over the whole count — one day's traffic, not an annual average).

Collisions 2016–2025 · within 65 m

2024 was the peak year (43 collisions), and 2025 closed with 31. 10% of collisions here involved an injury, below the 15% citywide. 31 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 13% of collisions, in line with the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 22 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Sep 23, 2026.

No one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, the ten complete years the rankings use. 2 earlier KSI collisions are on file, the last on Mar 24, 2011. The police all-collisions file records 3 fatal collisions here in 2016–2025; the KSI file, which is compiled separately and geocoded to the nearest leg, places them just outside the 65 m radius.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions244#393 of 5,519
With an injury25#649 of 4,669
Property damage only187
Fail to remain31
Involving a pedestrian1
Involving a cyclist7#264 of 2,576
Severity not classified29
Since January 2026 (outside the window)22
Killed or seriously injured0
All KSI since 20062latest Mar 24, 2011

A collision counts when its recorded location is within 65 m of the centreline node, intersection-related or not. KSI = killed or seriously injured, the basis of the danger rankings; records can lag a year or more, so the current year is outside the window. How collisions are counted.

Speeds here, last measured in 2021

The City's counter on Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St (319 m away) recorded an average of 60 km/h in its 5-day count in September 2021; 85% of drivers were at or under 68 km/h. That segment carries about 17,200 vehicles a day. The reading is 5 years old; the City counts on request rather than on a schedule.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Lake Shore Blvd E · Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp – Cherry St · 319 mSep 2021 · 5 days17,17960 km/h68 km/h73 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; 85% of drivers were at or below the 85th-percentile speed. A reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data. How speeds are read.

Getting there

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and where to park

Transit and cycling

Streetcar
504 508 503 nearest 373 m · 4 min
TTC bus
114 202 121 65 nearest 222 m
Blue Night
304 365
Nearest stops
2 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Multi-Use Trail on Lower Don River Trl installed 2004; Multi-Use Trail on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl installed 2001
Bike Share
Cherry St / Lake Shore Blvd E 239 m · 15 docks · 15 stations, 353 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Parking within 2 km

Green P
14 car parks · about 3,851 spaces
EV charging
51 Dockside Dr. · 1.2 km · 5 Level 2 ports; also 51 Dockside Dr (1.2 km), 2 Church St. (1.9 km)
Bike parking
no post-and-rings within 300 m · racks for 40 bikes within 600 m
Other lots
8 mapped lots within 500 m, 347 within 2 km — private, commercial or institutional, and often for customers or residents only
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
70 Distillery Lane · Garage377 m103 *—
40 Rolling Mills Rd. · Garage696 m25 *—
373 Front Street East · Surface715 m450 *—
31A Parliament Street · Surface734 m230 *—
44 Parliament Street · Surface849 m120 *—

Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; check Green P for rates). EV chargers are City-operated only. On-street and underground parking are not included.

Within a walk

What the City's own records put within a walk of this corner — distances are the walk along real streets and paths. Shops, banks, gyms and clinics are in no City dataset, so they are not here.

Food, shops and services

The nearest grocery store is Canary Market, 777 m away; 2 grocery stores sit within a kilometre. There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m, and 57 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is The Keating Channel, 176 m away. No pharmacy in the Ministry of Health's register is within a kilometre of this corner. No hospital site is within a 2 km walk. Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers runs a seniors' active living programme 802 m away.

Restaurants & cafés
  • The Keating Channel · 2 Villiers St176 m
  • Batl · 33 Villiers St, Unit-105317 m · 4 min
  • Cherry Street Bar-B-Que · 275 Cherry St388 m · 5 min
  • Le Beau Boulangerie · 131 Mill St427 m · 5 min
  • Cluny · 35 Tank House Lane446 m · 5 min
1 within 300 m · 57 within 1 km
Grocery
Canary Market 777 m · 9 min · 2 within 1 km
Food shops
Dreamland Cotton Candy (Dwv 2025) 452 m · 5 min · butcher, bakery or food shop
Child care
  • Distillery District Early Learning Centre · 85 spaces, toddler, preschool · $10-a-day718 m · 9 min
  • Aquabella Child Care · 62 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool · fee subsidy · $10-a-day832 m · 10 min
  • Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) · 97 spaces, infant, toddler, preschool904 m · 11 min
3 licensed centres · 244 spaces within 1 km · 1 accept City fee subsidy
Washrooms
  • Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom · hours not listed · accessible647 m · 8 min
  • Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom · 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible651 m · 8 min
Drinking water: Biidaasige Park 435 m · 5 min
Health and care
  • Les Centres D'accueil Heritage - Centre des Pionniers · seniors' active living centre802 m · 10 min

Food premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023, screened by name and location to leave out the kitchens inside care homes, child care, schools and offices, and carts and stalls; a shop without a recent inspection does not appear. Pharmacies, hospital sites and care homes from the Ontario Ministry of Health's register — a hospital site may be a rehabilitation or specialty hospital without an emergency department; in an emergency call 911. How places are classed.

Parks, schools and places

Parks (20)
  • Parliament Square Park878 m · 10 min
  • Percy Park933 m · 11 min
  • Aitken Place Park1 km · 11 min
  • Sackville Playground1 km · 12 min
  • Little Trinity Church Lands1 km · 12 min
and 15 more within 1.5 km
Schools (8)
  • George Brown College - Young Centre For the Performing ArtsCollege · 397 m · 5 min
  • Voice Integrative Private SchoolPrivate · 613 m · 7 min
  • Inglenook Community SchoolEnglish Public · 815 m · 10 min
  • Market Lane Jr & Sr Public SchoolEnglish Public · 1.1 km · 13 min
  • St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1.2 km · 14 min
and 3 more within 1.5 km
Library
  • Toronto Public Library St. Lawrence branch1.4 km · 17 min
Places of interest
  • Young Centre for the Performing ArtsPerforming Arts · 431 m · 5 min
  • Soulpepper Theatre CompanyPerforming Arts · 494 m · 6 min
  • The Distillery Historic DistrictLandmark · 560 m · 7 min
  • Thompson Landry Gallery - Stone Building & Cooperage SpaceGallery · 631 m · 8 min

Parks, schools, libraries and places of interest within 1.5 km; child care, washrooms and care homes within 1 km; a hospital site within 2 km. Distances are the walk along real streets and paths. How these are joined.

Not within a walk: a pharmacy or a care or retirement home.

40of 100
Scored from the records above

The median Toronto intersection scores 48. It counts what can be reached, not how pleasant or safe the walk is.

  • Groceries and food11/30

    2 grocery stores within 1 km · 1 place to eat within 300 m

  • Transit12/28

    2 stops within 300 m · 9 routes within 1 km

  • Library and places to go7/14

    library 1.4 km away · 2 places of interest within 500 m

  • Parks and recreation6/10

    nearest park 0.9 km · 2 community centres within 800 m

  • Schools and child care4/8

    1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km

  • Crossing on foot0/10

    no crossing features on file

Our own measure, not a licensed walkability rating: every point comes from a City dataset listed under Sources, and the six parts add up to the score. How the score is built · the full ranking.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Six registered apartment buildings with 1,262 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing — well below the median of 15. The nearest is 131 Mill St (427 m, 230 units, 15 storeys, built 2022), which scored 99 out of 100 at its July 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. None scored below 70; the average is 99, above the 90 typical of Toronto intersections.

Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreDistance
131 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc23015202299 · Jul 2025427 m · 5 min
100 Mill St · Tricon Residentail237112024100 · Nov 2025481 m · 6 min
181 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc310262022100 · Jul 2025519 m · 6 min
151 Mill St · Tricon Residential Inc232162022100 · Jul 2025532 m · 6 min
75 Cooperage St social housing · Wigwamen Incorporated14512201698 · Nov 2025719 m · 9 min
20 Palace St social housing · Fred Victor Centre10810—96 · Dec 20251 km · 11 min

6 registered buildings · 1,262 units · 2 social housing · tallest 26 storeys. The score is the City's RentSafeTO evaluation out of 100; buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units are registered, condominiums and houses are not. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 60% of the vehicle thefts were from the street or other outdoor spots.

2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle500street/outdoor (3), commercial premises (2)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 244 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

A busier-than-typical intersection at the City's last count here, in 2009. Its latest count is from Nov 30, 2009, 1.15× today's median for a counted intersection.

Is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) a walkable intersection?

Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) scores 40 out of 100 on this site's within-a-walk measure; the city median is 48. It counts what the City's own records put within a walk — food premises, transit, libraries, parks, schools, licensed child care — not shops, banks or clinics, which no City dataset lists. Within a walk: nearest park 0.9 km · 2 community centres within 800 m; library 1.4 km away · 2 places of interest within 500 m; 1 school within 500 m · 3 licensed child cares within 1 km.

How fast do cars go at Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Lake Shore Blvd E between Lower Jarvis Gardiner Ramp and Cherry St (September 2021), found an average of 60 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 68 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The nearest Green P car park is 70 Distillery Lane (377 m away, 103 spaces). The City's mapping shows 347 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 19,510 spaces — 8 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 51 Dockside Dr. (1.2 km).

How do I get to Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) by transit?

Streetcar routes 504, 508, 503 stop within 1 km, the nearest 373 m away; bus routes 114, 202, 121, 65 within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 57 within a kilometre, counting the premises Toronto Public Health has inspected since November 2023. The closest are The Keating Channel (176 m), Batl (317 m), Cherry Street Bar-B-Que (388 m), Le Beau Boulangerie (427 m) and Cluny (446 m). DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

The nearest is Old Fire Hall 30 Community Centre Washroom, 31 Commissioners St, 647 m away, with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Old Fire Hall 30 Park Washroom (651 m); East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre Washrooms (743 m).

Is there child care near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

Three licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 244 spaces in total; 1 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Distillery District Early Learning Centre (718 m, 85 spaces), Aquabella Child Care (832 m, 62 spaces) and Centre Ward Early Learning Centre (Doodle All Daycare) (904 m, 97 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

Six RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,262 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 131 Mill St (427 m, 230 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 100 Mill St (481 m, 237 units, RentSafeTO score 100), 181 Mill St (519 m, 310 units, RentSafeTO score 100) and 151 Mill St (532 m, 232 units, RentSafeTO score 100). The average RentSafeTO score across the 6 is 99 out of 100.

How many thefts are reported at Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North)?

Toronto Police place five thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands page.

What neighbourhood is Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) in?

Lake Shore Blvd E & Lower Don River Trl (North) is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (City of Toronto neighbourhood 166). It is in Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York, represented by Councillor Ausma Malik.

Sources

Every figure on this page comes from one of these datasets — how they are joined